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MacDill AFB, Fla. (April 12, 2018) – Members of an Uzbekistan military delegation meet with U.S. military officers at U.S. Central Command headquarters to discuss military-to-military activities. The annual talks are intended to deepen U.S. - Uzbekistan military cooperation, and advance mutual security and defense interests. (Photo by Tom Gagnier)

April 17, 2018

USCENTCOM and Uzbekistan discuss military cooperation

MacDill AFB, Fla. — A six member delegation from the Uzbekistan Ministry of Defense visited USCENTCOM headquarters to coordinate military to military activities for fiscal year 2019, April 11-12.

Defense Secretary James N. Mattis speaks at a lectern while Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford stands by.

April 13, 2018

Mattis, Dunford Detail Attacks on Syrian Chemical Arsenal

WASHINGTON — U.S., British and French forces launched attacks against the Syrian government’s chemical weapon arsenal in retaliation for the use of such weapons on civilians, Defense Secretary James N. Mattis and Marine Corps Gen. Joe Dunford said.

International Response to Assad Chemical Weapons

April 13, 2018

U.S., Allies Strike Syrian Targets in Response to Regime’s Chemical Attacks

WASHINGTON — U.S., French and British forces have struck targets in Syria as punishment for Syrian leader Bashar Assad using chemical weapons against his own people.

JOINT TRAINING CENER – (Middle) U.S. Army Spc. Mario Osorio, an indirect fire infantryman, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, observes a Jordan Armed Forces 11th Border Security soldier during a 60 mm mortar live fire outside of Amman, Jordan, April 4, 2018.

April 13, 2018

U.S. and Jordanian Forces prepare for Eager Lion 2018

JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Jordan -- The commanders of the Jordan Armed Force’s 11th Border Guard Forces and the U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment looked on with pride as their soldiers lit up the desert hillside with mortars. Lt. Col. Zakarea I. Al Ababneh, Border Guard commander, and Lt. Col. Joel Armstrong, 1-184 commander, watched as their soldiers worked through language barriers, and equipment and skill level variations to send a continuous barrage of 60 mm mortars down-range at a live fire exercise at a range outside of Amman, Jordan, April 4, 2018.

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Yonas Reinholdson assembles an M4 carbine rifle during a weapons assembly and target range event that was part of U.S. Central Command’s Service Member of the Year (SMOY) competition. Reinholdson was announced as Junior SMOY during an awards ceremony April 6. (Photo by Tom Gagnier)

April 10, 2018

CENTCOM Service Member of the Year

MacDill AFB, Fla. — U.S. Central Command headquarters announced their 2018 junior and senior enlisted Service Member of the Year (SMOY) at an awards ceremony, April 6.

U.S. Soldiers from the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, and instructors from the Jordan Armed Forces Noncommissioned Officer Academy receive a sand-table briefing during the JAF NCOA Squad Leader Course, near Amman, Jordan, March 18, 2018. The 648th MET advised JAF NCOA instructors as the Jordanian leaders developed the program of instruction for the course, which is attended by their soldiers and their regional allies. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas X. Crough, USARCENT PAO)

March 30, 2018

Jordan implements new NCO training program

AMMAN, Jordan — Soldiers with the 648th Military Engagement Team, Georgia Army National Guard, worked with service members from the Jordan Armed Forces at their Noncommissioned Officer Academy to enhance their Squad Leader Course training, March 18-22, 2018.

An Afghan Air Force UH-60 February 18, 2018, at Kandahar Air Wing, Afghanistan. The primary mission of the UH-60 will be troop and cargo transport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared J. Duhon)

March 28, 2018

Afghan UH-60 Black Hawks will be mission-ready this summer

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — The Afghan Air Force is expected to start flying missions with its new fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks before summer sets in.

Two fighter jets, viewed from an opening in a third aircraft in front of them, fly over brownish terrain.

March 27, 2018

General Highlights Airpower in Fight Against ISIS

WASHINGTON — Coalition airpower support of Iraqi forces has been successful in the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, and it is the coalition’s job to enhance capabilities within the Iraqi aviation enterprise, an Operation Inherent Resolve official said.

Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan participate in a meeting.

March 22, 2018

Nicholson says situation in Afghanistan has fundamentally changed

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — The South Asia Strategy fundamentally changed the situation in Afghanistan, and the Resolute Support mission commander believes it may provide the key for reconciliation and peace in the country.

German Army Col. Christoph Böcker, Senior Advisor at Maimanah, speaks to German Army soldiers at the Afghan National Army base in Maimanah, Faryab province. The German-led Train, Advise, Assist Command-North advising teams are in Maimanah to ensure better coordination of operations against insurgents and terrorists who spark instability in the region. (Courtesy photo)

March 21, 2018

Enhanced capabilities support Afghan Army in Maimanah

MAIMANAH, Afghanistan — The fight against terror and the enemies of Afghanistan in the North got a boost this week as international military advisers joined soldiers with the Afghan National Army 209th Corps, 1st Brigade, in Maimanah, Faryab province.